A photograph of cases of bottled water during the May 2010 flood in Nashville. The Office of Emergency Management distributed 13.2 million bottles of drinking water at 6 locations from May 3 to May 28 with help from Hands on Nashville, Metro Health...

Excerpt from an oral history interview with Kevin Penney, Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director, conducted on February 03, 2011 by Andrea Blackman as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Kevin Penney discusses emergency response...

A photograph of staff with cases of bottled water during the May 2010 flood in Nashville. The Office of Emergency Management distributed 13.2 million bottles of drinking water at 6 locations from May 3 to May 28 with help from Hands on Nashville,...

Excerpt from an oral history interview with Michael Sullivan, conducted on August 27, 2011 by Annette Pilcher as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Michael describes rescues performed with the Office of Emergency Management in South...

A photograph of cases of bottled water during the May 2010 flood in Nashville. The Office of Emergency Management distributed 13.2 million bottles of drinking water at 6 locations from May 3 to May 28 with help from Hands on Nashville, Metro Health...

A photograph of Danny Davenport with the National Guard captain who provided emergency supplies when the Davenports’ neighborhood in Ashland City was surrounded by water during the May 2010 flood.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010...

A photograph of the east bank of the Cumberland River taken from the Shelby Street Bridge during the May 2010 flood in Nashville, including views of the Titans Stadium and the Ghost Ballet East Bank Machineworks sculpture. Forms part of the...

A photograph of cars piled up at the intersection of Blue Hole Road and Antioch Pike during the May 2010 flood in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville.
Forms part of the Nashville Room Flood 2010 Digital History Project.

Excerpt from an oral history interview with John and Nancy O’Leary, conducted on October 31, 2011 by Susannah Gibbons as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. John and Nancy O’Leary’s Franklin home caught fire during the flood and they...

Excerpt from an oral history interview with James Nelson, conducted on August 27 2011 by Jared Brennan as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. During the flooding, Nelson describes his work with the fire department at I-24 and Bell...

Excerpt from an oral history interview with Ruby Jamison, conducted on October 14 2011 by Andrea Blackman as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Jamison describes the flooding of her home, her friend Joan’s home, their escape, and the...

Excerpt from an oral history interview with Scott Cothran, conducted on July 29 2011 by Susannah Gibbons as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. During the May 2010 flood, Cothran, a police officer and Bellevue resident, performed water...

Excerpt from an oral history interview with Sgt. Steve Linn, conducted on September 7, 2011 by Susannah Gibbons as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Sgt. Linn describes water rescues performed in Belle Meade.
The complete interview...

Excerpt from an oral history interview with Hugh Miller, conducted on March 11, 2011 by Bradley Aders as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Hugh Miller, resident manager of the River Plantation condo complex in Bellevue, describes the...